The Gentle Touch (1980)
The Gentle Touch is a 1980 crime series created by Terence Feely. It stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe and Paul Moriarty.
Notable as the first British series to feature a female police officer (predating Juliet Bravo by four months), Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes raises her teenage son while navigating a male-dominated police force following the murder of her police commissioner husband.
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What is The Gentle Touch about?
Notable as the first British series to feature a female police officer (predating Juliet Bravo by four months), Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes raises her teenage son while navigating a male-dominated police force following the murder of her police commissioner husband.
When was The Gentle Touch released?
The Gentle Touch was released on 11 April 1980.
How many episodes does The Gentle Touch have?
The Gentle Touch has 56 episodes across 5 seasons.
Who made The Gentle Touch?
The Gentle Touch was created by Terence Feely.
Where can I watch The Gentle Touch?
The Gentle Touch is available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Fawesome, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Pluto TV.
Where to watch The Gentle Touch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Watch free: Fawesome
Watch free with ads: Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel
Cast
- Jill Gascoine as DI Maggie Forbes
- William Marlowe as DCI Bill Russell
- Paul Moriarty as DS Jake Barratt
- Brian Gwaspari as DI Bob Croft
- Nigel Rathbone as Steve Forbes
- Derek Thompson as DS Jimmy Fenton
- Kevin O'Shea as DS Peter Phillips
- James Ottaway as George Taylor
- Bernard Holley as DI Mike Turnbull
- Michael Graham Cox as DI Jack Slater
- Ben Thomas as Eskimo
- Michael Cronin as Sgt Dave Bryant